r/rockhounds is a subreddit with 302k members. The community frequently discusses agate, finds, rock, beach, and quartz, and they frequently recommend/review water shoes, hammer drill, and drill, and the most common flair used is find, rock club 🪨, question, and off-topic post.
A public subreddit for the discussion of rock hunting and rock collecting. If you are looking for an identification for your rocks please visit /r/whatsthisrock instead. All posts are manually approved.
Popular Topics in r/rockhounds
#1
Agate
39 posts
#2
Finds
28 posts
#3
Rock
14 posts
#4
Beach
10 posts
#5
Quartz
9 posts
#6
Jasper
7 posts
#7
Petrified Wood
7 posts
#8
Polishing
7 posts
#9
Rockhounding
7 posts
#10
Found
6 posts
Products Discussed in r/rockhounds
Water Shoes
3 reviews
#1
Olu Kai
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Astral
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
La Sportiva
4.0★ from 1 review
Hammer Drill
2 reviews
#1
DeWalt
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Bosch
4.0★ from 1 review
Drill
1 review
#1
Bosch
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/rockhounds
#1
Find
: "Found a tiny botyroidal quartz."
15 posts
#2
Rock Club 🪨
: "I posted the mildly popular “show me your jasper” post if any of you saw it…well guess what, I bought the piece that I was eyeing for weeks that inspired my post, so now i’m showing you *~*my*~* jasper! And I have a question:"
9 posts
#3
Question
: "Help finding vacation spot for rock loving wife"
8 posts
#4
Off-topic post
: "Single, obviously. State of my living room floor. ❤️"
1 post
Member Growth in r/rockhounds
Yearly
+34k members(12.7%)
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Last updated: July 7, 2026